Crossword puzzle clue "legumes in soups"

LENTIL, a leguminous annual plant common near the Mediterranean; its small, flattish, round seed, orange or brown, used for food

BEAN, to hit on the head

COWPEA, a leguminous plant indigenous to Asia, used like French beans

(Hindi) a kind of Indian edible pea, also DAAL, DAHL, DHAL, DHOLL